George Burns has narrated 10 audiobooks on Listento.it by 10 authors, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 3 ratings. The most-rated is Radio Christmas Spirits.
Radio Christmas Spirits
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Celebrate Christmas along with radio's greatest performers, characters and programs. These timeless holiday classics include moving and mirthful comedies, wholesome dramas, and adventurous missions of mercy. Laugh along with comedians like Jack Benny and Red Skelton (in a rare previously not circulated performance), and with funny families on Fibber McGee & Molly, The Phil Harris - Alice Faye Show, Burns & Allen, The Great Gildersleeve, and The Life of Riley. Thrill to the heroics of Sergeant Preston and The Lone Ranger. Ponder the parables presented by Family Theater, and performed by Lionel Barrymore - plus many more holiday favorites. May these 21 digitally restored and remastered tales of nostalgia and nativity bring you cheer and become a part of your own Christmas traditions. Episodes include: The Jack Benny Program: "A Wallet for Don" 12-19-48 The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show: "The City Hall Christmas Tree" 12-18-49 Fibber McGee & Molly: "White Christmas Tree" 12-18-45 The Great Gildersleeve: "A Puppy for Christmas" 12-24-47 Burns and Allen: "Gracie's Last Minute Christmas Gift" 12-18-47 Red Skelton: "Junior's Christmas Play" 12-24-50 The Life of Riley: "The Christmas Present" 12-17-44 This Is My Best: "The Plot to Overthrow Christmas" 12-19-44 Lum 'n' Abner: "Christmas Story" 12-25-41 Sgt. Preston: "The Man With the Red Coat" 12-22-48 The Lone Ranger: "Christmas Comes to Sandy" 12-24-48 Doctor Six-Gun: "Pony for Christmas" 12-19-54 Have Gun, Will Travel: "The Hanging Cross" 12-21-58 Family Theater: "The Other Wise Man" 12-14-49 Suspense: "The Cave" 12-20-55 Mayor of the Town: "A Christmas Carol" 12-23-42 Radio City Playhouse: "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" 12-25-49 Let George Do It: "Santa Claus in Glass" 12-25-50 Night Beat: "Five Days Off for Christmas" 12-21-51 Exploring the Unknown: "The Christmas Cloud" 12-21-47 The Whistler: "Three Wise Guys" 12-24-50
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Burns & Allen: Keep Smiling
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Logically illogical - that's Gracie Allen! And you can imagine what that means for her long-suffering husband, George Burns! Here are 16 laugh-packed adventures with the people who live in the Burns house, costarring announcer Bill Goodwin, musical director Meredith Willson, and Mel Blanc (as the Happy Postman)! Listen along as Gracie encourages George to get more romantic and discourages his singing. These digitally restored and remastered shows - many of which have not been heard since their initial broadcast more than 50 years ago - feature visits by a number of curious callers, including Charles Mortimer (the future president of General Foods) and NBC vice president Sidney Strotz! Episodes include: George Wants Meredith Out of the House 01-24-46; Gracie Tries to Hypnotize George 01-31-46; The Sponsor Visits 02-14-46; George and the Dude Ranch 02-28-46; George and Gracie Buy a Chicken Ranch 03-07-46; George's Wrestling Match 03-21-46; Playing Cupid for Meredith 03-28-46; Gracie's Little White Lies 04-04-46; Gracie Joins a Literary Club 04-11-46; Can George Become a Cowboy? 04-18-46; Gracie's Club Wants to Put on a Play 04-25-46; The Folly of Molly O'Malley - Part 1 05-02-46; The Folly of Molly O'Malley - Part 2 05-02-46; Newlyweds Next Door 05-16-46; Summer Show Worries 05-30-46; George's Allergies 09-05-46.
©2016 Sandra & Brad Burns. All rights reserved. Manufactured under exclusive license from Radio Spirits. For home use only. Unauthorized duplicating strictly prohibited. (P)2016 RSPT, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Eddie Cantor Stays for Dinner
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George meets guest Eddie Cantor in the cigar shop and invites him home for dinner.
©1940 George Burns and Gracie Allen (P)2014 RSPT, LLC.
Burns and Allen: Home Fires
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"Gracie and I were perfect for radio. Both of us could stand still in front of a microphone and read out loud. Gracie had a terrific voice, and I had Gracie. And that's all it took." —George Burns In the spring of 1947, Gracie turned her eye toward things that are fresh and new: a new hat, a new hemline, and a new home. The real-estate wrangling of Beverly Hills' most brilliantly befuddled wife finds the Burnses bunking with various members of the cast, occupying a janitor's apartment, and even living seperately at the YMCA/YWCA. All's well that ends well...but until then, it's hilarious! First-rate supporting players fan the flames of the mirthful misfortune, including Bill Goodwin, Elvia Allman, Hans Conried, Mel Blanc, Elliott Lewis, Verna Felton, Bea Benaderet, and more. Includes eight digitally remastered and restored episodes of Maxwell House Coffee TimeEpisodes include: "Easter Hat War Counsel", 04-03-47; "Selling the House", 04-10-47; "House Is Built over a Swamp", 04-17-47; "Moving in with Bill Goodwin", 04-24-47; "George the Janitor", 05-01-47; "YMCA", 05-08-47; "Gracie Treats George Like a King", 05-15-47; and Short Skirts, 09-18-47, with guest star Edith Head.
©2010 Sandra Burns (P)2010 RSPT LLC
Burns & Allen
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""Well, hello! Come right in! Oh, George! We've got company!"" Comedy's first couple were busy hosts. As friends and neighbors of Hollywood's greats, you never knew who'd turn up next for a dose of Gracie's nonsense and a song or two from George. This collection of hilarious half-hour visits to the Burns house features a galaxy of famous guests! Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Veronica Lake, Fred Astaire, Alan Ladd, Jack Benny, Harpo Marx, Gregory Peck, Mickey Rooney, Ronald Reagan, and more stop by to exchange gibes with George, be baffled by Gracie, and delight audiences with their playful side. Includes 16 digitally restored and remastered episodes. Episodes include: Guest: Akim Tamiroff 12-22-42; "Gracie's Dating Service" (with Rita Hayworth) 12-29-42; "Beauty Mark" (with Veronica Lake) 02-16-43; Guest: Frank Sinatra 08-31-43; Guest: William Bendix 01-18-44; "Fred Astaire Drives George Crazy" 02-15-44; Guest: Dorothy Lamour 02-29-44; Guest: Alan Ladd 03-07-44; "Back to College" 11-29-45; Guest: Harpo Marx 05-09-46; Guest: Gregory Peck 01-06-49; "Gracie Sends Sam Spade to Jail" (with Howard Duff) 02-10-49; "George the Cowboy" (with William Boyd) 05-05-49; "Gracie Adopts Mickey Rooney" 05-19-49; Guest: Ronald Reagan 01-25-50; "Al Jolson's Vigorous Life Style" 02-01-50.
©2013 Sandra & Brad Burns. Released under exclusive license by Radio Spirits (P)2013 Sandra & Brad Burns. Released under exclusive license by Radio Spirits
Burns & Allen: Nonsense
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Reality isn't all it's cracked up to be - at least not whenever Gracie's around! That means that things are always hopping down at the Burns house in this collection of 16 laugh-packed episodes of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show! Pitchman Bill Goodwin is on hand, and so is a whole gang of famous guests (including Charles Laughton, Eddie Cantor, Herbert Marshall, Bob Burns, and Claudette Colbert). Join the stars, along with Elvia Allman as Tootsie Sagwell, Clarence Nash as Herman the Duck, and Mel Blanc as "The Happy Postman" for eight solid hours of logically-illogical fun! Episodes Include: The Man From MGM 11-03-42; Hat Box Hostage 11-17-42; Hit By a Club 11-24-42; Messy Mechanics 12-01-42; Being Neighborly 12-08-42; The Swami's Predictions 12-15-42; King George 01-26-43; Good Help Is Hard to Find 02-02-43; Cast Your Ballot 02-09-43; Huckleberry Bucket 02-23-43; Victory Garden 03-30-43; Big Jake 04-06-43; Guest: Claudette Colbert 04-13-43; Broke Uncle Hubert 04-20-43; Gracie Appears in Traffic Court 06-01-43; Shortage of Husbands 09-07-43 PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Christmas Radio Classics
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Come back to the tradition and warmth of Christmas in the Golden Age of Radio, with the great performers and shows of yesteryear. Go shopping with Jack Benny. Go to the snow covered woods with Johnny Dollar. Go to Bethlehem with Family Theater. The voices of Vincent Price, George and Gracie, Bergen and McCarthy, Abbott and Costello, Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, and more are lifted in story and song. They celebrate the yuletide with equal parts hope and hokum, silliness and sacrifice, merriment and mystery. Share the holidays with all your old time radio favorites in 23 digitally restored and remastered episodes. Episodes Include: The Saint: Santa Claus Is No Saint 12-24-50; The Falcon: Unwelcome Christmas Present 12-24-50; The Jack Benny Show: Christmas at Jack's 12-26-43; A Box of Dates for Don 12-13-53; Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar: The Nick Shurn Matter Parts 1 - 5 12-19-55 through 12-23-55; The Great Gildersleeve: Christmas Eve at Home 12-24-44; Fibber McGee and Molly: Fixing Toys 12-24-46; Columbia Workshop: The Day They Gave Babies Away 12-21-46; Family Theater: Ruth 12-23-53; Burns and Allen: Kay Kyser for Christmas 12-14-53; The Chase and Sanborn Hour: Christmas Show 12-19-48; Cavalcade of America: America for Christmas 12-25-44; Philco Radio Time: Christmas Show 12-25-46; Abbott and Costello: Christmas Show 12-24-47; Red Skelton: Christmas Show 12-25-49; Big Town: Prelude to Christmas 12-21-48; Richard Diamond, Private Detective: A Christmas Carol 12-24-49; Jimmy Durante: Guest Rose Marie 12-24-48; The Phil Harris/Alice Faye Show: No Presents from Rexall 12-26-48.
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Great Radio Sitcoms
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It's every kind of laugh for every kind of listener! Here is radio situation comedy at its finest - from the cartoony fun of Fibber McGee and Molly to the well-drawn family humor of The Great Gildersleeve, from the broad gags of The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show to the subtle wit of The Couple Next Door, from the double-edged meta-comedy of The Jack Benny Program to the blue collar comedy of The Life of Riley. Spend time with Burns & Allen, Ozzie & Harriet, Lucille Ball, Eve Arden, Dennis Day, and all the rest of your favorites in 10 big hours of The Great Radio Sitcoms! Episodes Include: The Aldrich Family: Selling War Bonds In A Snowstorm 04-01-43. The Jack Benny Program: Rochester's Horse Runs In The Kentucky Derby 04-25-43; Jack Can't Make Mary's Party and Is Stood Up By His Date 01-01-50. The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show: George Tries to Sing His Way Into Office 05-16-44. A Date With Judy: Dreaming of Frank Sinatra 02-20-45. Vic and Sade: Shake hands With R.J. Konk 09-18-40; Mr. Sludge Grows a Mustache 09-26-40. Fibber McGee & Molly: Fibber Hosts a Card Party 01-29-46. A Day In The Life Of Dennis Day: Dennis Goes To a Marriage Counselor 04-16-47. My Friend Irma: The Lucky Couple Contest 01-12-48. The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show: The Kids Visit Daddy at Work 04-25-48. Ethel and Albert: Teddy Bites Mr. Spritterbock 07-14-47. The Life of Riley: Riley's Old Flame Bertha Visits 01-21-49. The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet: The Rivals 04-03-49. The Couple Next Door: Taking Italian Lessons 03-04-59. Blondie: Making Dagwood Jealous 11-03-49. Life With Luigi: The Abraham Lincoln Letter 02-07-50. The Great Gildersleeve: Gildy's Blade 03-08-50. My Favorite Husband: Mrs. Cooper Thinks Liz is Pregnant 05-21-50. Father Knows Best: Jim Inherits a Ranch in Arizona 02-01-51. Our Miss Brooks: Bargain Hats for Mother's Day 05-13-51. Bright Star: The French Dress Designer 01-08-53. Easy Aces: Jane's Heart-to-Heart Talk (Program 399-138); Goody and Jane Make Plans to Elope (Program 400-139). Meet Corliss Archer: The Old Oak Tree (AFRS #101). My Little Margie: Big Moose's Son Visits (AFRS #74). PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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Funny People
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In Funny People, Steve Allen conveys by anecdote and example the unique genius of four of the great comedians who have delighted our lives: Jack Benny, George Burns, Milton Berle, and Jimmy Durante. Laugh along with Steve Allen in this witty and perceptive exploration into comedy and comedians. Steve Allen, who has written best-selling books on lots of subjects, has now written one in the field for which millions of Americans consider him to be the longest reigning authority.
©1994 Steve Allen (P)2004 Phoenix
Great Radio Comedy
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Who's laughing now? It's you! Why? Because you're settling back with a rib-tickling collection of great radio comedy! All of your favorites are here: Jack and Fred, Phil and Alice, Fibber and Molly, Edgar and Charlie, George and Gracie, Lum and Abner, Snooks and Daddy, and many more! Crack a smile as the kings and queens of comedy crack wise. Here are 24 digitally restored and remastered episodes of radio revelry from shows that have kept Americans in stitches for more than 50 years. Episodes include: Phil Harris-Alice Faye Fitch Bandwagon: Interior Decorator 01-19-47; The Jack Benny Program: The Horn Blows at Midnight 02-20-49; The Great Gildersleeve: Gildersleeve Signs Up For Summer Stock 06-14-42; Fibber McGee & Molly: Passenger Pigeon 04-27-48; Burns & Allen: Newlywed Advice 05-23-46; A Day in the Life of Dennis Day: Dennis and Mildred Plan to Elope 02-12-49; The Fred Allen Show: Guest Rudy Vallee 01-30-49; Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy: Guest Dick Powell 03-07-54; The Life of Riley: Junior's Key 10-13-45; Meet Corliss Archer: The Old Oak Tree; The Couple Next Door: Income Tax Forms 04-14-58; A Date With Judy: Guest Frank Sinatra 02-20-45; The Aldrich Family: The Antique Chairs 02-17-49; The Couple Next Door: New Plans For Laundry Room 04-15-58; Jimmy Durante: Guest Lucille Ball 04-28-48; Sealtest Variety Theater: Guests Abbott & Costello and Dick Powell 10-21-48; Baby Snooks: Baseball Game 04-17-41; Lum & Abner: Lum's Elopement 12-12-48; Life With Luigi: Post Office Breaks Luigi's Gift 12-06-49; Baby Snooks: In the Kitchen 04-24-41; Drene Time: Danny Thomas and The Bickersons 02-09-47; Our Miss Brooks: Hawking for Hawkins Travel Agency 07-17-55; Duffy's Tavern: Archie Wants to Marry a Rich Woman 06-01-49; Red Skelton: Dancing 03-04-47.
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